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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), are working with the Ingham County Health Department (ICHD) after lead was found in the drinking water at a building in Okemos Public Schools. Water testing at Okemos Public Schools Central Montessori building, located at […]

I look at my son and cannot believe lead poisoning in Louisville children is not prioritized in the minds of all landlords and real estate agents.

Strongest overhaul of rules in over three decades will cost billions as Biden administration moves to prevent public health crises

The agency said tighter standards would improve IQ scores in children and reduce high blood pressure and heart disease in adults.

Sarah and Ricky Callahan thought nothing of it when a doctor tested their son, Rudy, for lead at a checkup, a routine blood test for all young children in Maryland. But when his levels came back at nearly six times the minimum risk threshold for lead poisoning, they were worried. Surely, there had been a mistake. They had been so careful when it came to their only child, a redhead who loves to build things with blocks and help unload the dishwasher, pulling out all the utensils.Subscribe to The

More children were apparently sickened by apple puree pouches recently recalled due to dangerous lead contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said. The agency has received 52 reports of elevated lead levels among children who reportedly consumed the products, which is up from 34 cases reported last week. The reports span 22 states and involve children between the ages of 1 to 4, according to the FDA's online update on the investigation.

The president has declared a state of emergency over alarming data regarding lead in the territory's water supply.

Officials in St. Paul say recent testing revealed unacceptable lead levels in some of the area's drinking water.

Nearly two dozen toddlers have been impacted by lead poisoning linked to applesauce pouches, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Monday, sparking a warning for doctors across the country. Twenty-two cases of lead poisoning across 14 states have been reported in which children 1 to 3 years old showed increased lead levels in their…

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is informing parents and caregivers of a recall of craft buttons marketed for children because of their lead levels.